Peruz
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Peruz also known as Peruz Hanım or Kantocu Peruz, Perviz Hanım was an Ottoman Armenian
kanto
singer, song-writer. Her family name was Terzakyan. One of her nicknames was Afet-i Devran Peruz..
Peruz started singing kantos in 1880 when she was 14 years old. She composed her songs and was also the lyricist. Her stage life lasted until 1912. She was beetle-browed, bulk-bodied, attractive and flirtatious woman. Bestekâr Şevki Bey ("Composer Şevki Bey", 1860-1891) fell in love with Peruz and composed many scores such as Hidjaz Severim can ü gönülden seni tersa çiçeğim for her. Her songs were published as "Neşe-i Dil". Peruz was a pioneer with her cousin Şamram (Kelleciyan, 1870-1955), Baydzar, Büyük Emilye [Ameliya] (Pol
), Küçük Eleni (Greek), Küçük Virjin [Virgine], Mari Ferha and Agavni all non-muslim kanto singers.
Peruz was also credited as a lead in 1919 silent short Fahri Bey Makarna Tenceresinde ("Mr. Fahri in Pasta Pot") by Fahri Bey (İsmet Fahri Gülunç). Rushen Hakki and Fahri himself were other actors. Fahri Bey directed another short film of the same year Tombul Aşığın Dört Sevgilisi ("Four Darlings of Plump Lover"). The film was not completed de to a legal dispute and there were no credit records for Peruz. Peruz died at 54 years old.
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire or Ottoman Armenians were ethnic Armenian people of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Armenian Catholic Church or the Armenian Protestant Church who lived in the Ottoman Empire...
kanto
Kanto (music)
Kanto is a popular genre of Turkish music.-Terminology:Italian opera and theater had a profound effect on Turkish culture during the early 20th century. The terminology of music and theater derived from Italian...
singer, song-writer. Her family name was Terzakyan. One of her nicknames was Afet-i Devran Peruz..
Peruz started singing kantos in 1880 when she was 14 years old. She composed her songs and was also the lyricist. Her stage life lasted until 1912. She was beetle-browed, bulk-bodied, attractive and flirtatious woman. Bestekâr Şevki Bey ("Composer Şevki Bey", 1860-1891) fell in love with Peruz and composed many scores such as Hidjaz Severim can ü gönülden seni tersa çiçeğim for her. Her songs were published as "Neşe-i Dil". Peruz was a pioneer with her cousin Şamram (Kelleciyan, 1870-1955), Baydzar, Büyük Emilye [Ameliya] (Pol
Pols
The pols is a Norwegian folk dance, a fast version of the Nordic polska....
), Küçük Eleni (Greek), Küçük Virjin [Virgine], Mari Ferha and Agavni all non-muslim kanto singers.
Peruz was also credited as a lead in 1919 silent short Fahri Bey Makarna Tenceresinde ("Mr. Fahri in Pasta Pot") by Fahri Bey (İsmet Fahri Gülunç). Rushen Hakki and Fahri himself were other actors. Fahri Bey directed another short film of the same year Tombul Aşığın Dört Sevgilisi ("Four Darlings of Plump Lover"). The film was not completed de to a legal dispute and there were no credit records for Peruz. Peruz died at 54 years old.
External links
- Lütfü Tınç, "Peruz’dan Gülriz Sururi’ye kanto zamanları", İstanbul Life.